A fool is he that comes to preach or prate, When men with swords their right and wrong debate. [It. , Chi conta i colpi e la dovuta offesa, Mentr' arde la tenzon, misura e pesa?]
Problems only exist in the human mind.
Are you your clothes? Are you your name? Are you your profession? Stop identifying with them. They come and go
Pleasant experiences make life delightful. Painful experiences lead to growth.
My life is like shattered glass. " said the visitor. "My soul is tainted with evil. Is there any hope for me? "Yes," said the Master. "There is something whereby each broken thing is bound again and every stain made clean. " "What?" "Forgiveness" "Whom do I forgive?" "Everyone: Life, God, your neighbor especially yourself. " "How is that done?" "By understanding that no one is to blame," said the Master. "NO ONE.
Wisdom comes to those who learn nothing, unlearn everything.
Wisdom can be learned. But it cannot be taught.
What economic libralisation needs, if it is to succeed , is a general acceptance that reforms are for the general good, that they might seem to help some more than others, but that in the long run everyone will benefit from them. Such attitude is far from being realized
It's difficult for me to imagine any scene differently because I've read the book so many times. The book, as a whole, seems like a document that wouldn't withstand any changes at this point. Or perhaps I simply can't imagine having to revise it again.
Rulers, Statesmen, Nations, are wont to be emphatically commended to the teaching which experience offers in history. But what experience and history teach is this - that people and governments never have learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from it. Each period is involved in such peculiar circumstances, exhibits a condition of things so strictly idiosyncratic, that its conduct must be regulated by considerations connected with itself, and itself alone.
Connecting with people is an important part of my role [as a politician].