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

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

What we seek we shall find, what we flee from flee from us.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Thereverse side also has a reverse side.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.