Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

If youcan make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believeyou.

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

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

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

To believein something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

The darkest hour has only 60 minutes

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.