Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

A Habit is a shirt made of iron.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Personal responsibility is too fiscal accountability as lovemaking is to a gynaecological examination

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

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