A person is either himself or not himself; is either rooted in his existence or is a fabrication; has either found his humanhood or is still playing with masks and roles and status symbols. And nobody is more aware of this difference (although unconsciously) than a child. Only an authentic person can evoke a good response in the core of the other person; only person is resonant to person.

Enemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time.

The generality of mankind is lazy. What distinguishes men of genuine achievement from the rest of us is not so much their intellectual powers and aptitudes as their curiosity, their energy, their fullest use of their potentialities. Nobody really knows how smart or talented he is until he finds the incentives to use himself to the fullest. God has given us more than we know what to do with.

Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better.

The greatest enemy of progress is not stagnation, but false progress.

Sometimes the best, and only effective, way to kill an idea is to put it into practice.

The art of living consists in knowing which impulses to obey and which must be made to obey.