No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

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.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.