The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

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.

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.