A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

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

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

You can't unscramble an egg.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou