A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Fortunatelypsychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itselfstill remains a very effective therapist.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

If you don't know where you're going, you'll end upsomewhere else.