Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Renown and repose do not go together.