Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!

I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

The first duty of love is to listen.

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.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.