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

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

The property of power is to protect.

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.