Actually, this seems to be the basic need of the human heart in nearly every great crisis - a good read more

Actually, this seems to be the basic need of the human heart in nearly every great crisis - a good hot cup of coffee.

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; read more

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life--knowing that under certain conditions it is not worth-while to live.

Try to relax and enjoy the crisis.

Try to relax and enjoy the crisis.

Crises refine life. In them you discover what you are.

Crises refine life. In them you discover what you are.

Every little thing counts in a crisis.

Every little thing counts in a crisis.

Blaming speculators as a response to financial crisis goes back at least to the Greeks. It's almost always the wrong read more

Blaming speculators as a response to financial crisis goes back at least to the Greeks. It's almost always the wrong response.

Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis--once that crisis can be recognized read more

Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis--once that crisis can be recognized and understood.

A crisis is a close encounter of the third kind.

A crisis is a close encounter of the third kind.

Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.

Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.