If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

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.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.