If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Thesubconscious part in us is called the subjective mind, because it does notdecide and command. It is subject rather than a ruler. Its nature is to dowhat it is told, or what really in your heart of hearts you desire.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

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.