Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

No pillow is as soft as clear conscience.

The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Dig a well before you are thirsty.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

As long as there is life there is danger.

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou