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

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

What we seek we shall find, what we flee from flee from us.

The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Now-a-days women don't hire domestic help-they marry it.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.