Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

The great despisers are the greater reverers.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

Youdon't run twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.