The most gifted members of the human species are at their creative best when they cannot have their way, and must compensate for what they miss by realizing and cultivating their capacities and talents.

Action is basically a reaction against loss of balance - a flailing of the arms to to regain one's balance. To dispose a soul to action, we must upset its equilibrium.

You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.

Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which played a crucial role in the ascent of man, we usually reach the realm of play.

The hardest thing to cope with is not selfishness or vanity or deceitfulness, but sheer stupidity.

A grievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle.