To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

He whoangers you, conquers you.

Light is good in whatever lamp it may burn; even as a rose is beautiful in whatever garden it may bloom.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Nothing is a permanent except change.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.