Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Oursubconscious minds have no sense of humor, play no jokes, and cannot tell thedifference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What wecontinually think about eventually will manifest in our lives.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable