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

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.