Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Since God made us to be originals, why stoop to be a copy?

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

In loving, you lean on some one to hold him up.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

We arethe prisoners of ideas.