Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.