No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

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

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

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

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

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

Our power is in our ability to decide.