Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

This creative man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.