Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.