All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

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.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.