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Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

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

Tofight fear, act. To increase fear wait, put off, postpone.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

Oursubconscious minds have no sense of humor, play no jokes, and cannot tell thedifference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What wecontinually think about eventually will manifest in our lives.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

We knowwhat happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.

When youhave to make a choice and you don''t make it, that itself is a choice.

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

A man''sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one''smind.

Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn''t sit for a month.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

When weblame, we give away our power.

Knowingthat everything''s futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that''s what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Takecare, don''t fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you willforever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make adifference, if you choose to do so.

It''s notthe size of the dog in the fight, it''s the size of the fight in the dog.

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you''ve got a problem.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don''t blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you''ll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Themost important of life''s battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

Why don''tyou want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don''t is thatyou''re in conflict with yourself.

Like aball batted back and forth, a human being is batted by two forces within.

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

When our knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by theillusions of our senses.

The subconscious part in us is called the subjective mind, because it does notdecide and command. It is subject rather than a ruler. Its nature is to dowhat it is told, or what really in your heart of hearts you desire.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.