The great despisers are the greater reverers.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

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

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.