The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

Imaginationis the eye of your soul.

To be preparedis half the victory.

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

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...

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

Centralization as a system is inconsistent with a non-voilent structure of society.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.