The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

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

There is a foolish corner in the brain of wisest man.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

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.

Hear me,my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.

What wesee depends mainly on what we look for.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Thepeak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.