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

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

The property of power is to protect.

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

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

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

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.