“Water shrinks wool, urgency shrinks time.Shrinkage may be an advantage or the reverse, according to expectation.”

“You must empty out the dirty water before you fill the pitcher with clean.”

“If, from time to time, you give up expectation, you will be able to perceive what it is you are getting.”

“MAN: Kick him-he'll forgive you. Flatter him-he may or may not see through you. But ignore him and he'll hate you”

“Anybody or anything may stand between you and knowledge if you are unfit for it.”

“A generous person may not have wisdom: but, unlike others, he has the means to gain it.”

“But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps.”