You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Accomplishmentof purpose is better than making a profit.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

When a man meets his mates society begins.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

No pillow is as soft as clear conscience.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

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