The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

Well done is better than well said.

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.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.