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

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

Living is the art of getting used to what we did'nt expect.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.