Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind

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

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.