Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

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

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

A cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas, with assertions, with quotations, is really an uncreative mind.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.