Whether a thought is spoken or not it is a real thing and has powers of reality.

Knowing where the trap is-- that's the first step in evading it.

Most deadly errors arise from obsolete assumptions.

The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in. He must reflect what is projected upon him. And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic. This is what uncouples him from belief in his own pretensions. The sardonic is all that permits him to move within himself. Without this quality, even occasional greatness will destroy a man.

The willow submits to the wind and prospers until one day it is many willows - a wall against the wind.

Small souls who seek power over others first destroy the faith those others might have in themselves.

Humans live best when each has his place, when each knows where he belongs in the scheme of things. Destroy the place and destroy the person.