Exercise power by means of kindness, and you may be causing more damage than you could by cruelty. Neither approach is correct.
Idries ShahWhen you realize the difference between the container and the content, you will have knowledge.
Idries ShahOne of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time.
Idries ShahBut one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps.
Idries Shah