Unselfishness is more paying,only people have not the patience to practice it.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

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.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.