It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Don'tjudge a book by its cover.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

Ittakes time to save time.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

Speakwhen you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

To understand everything is to forgive everything.