Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

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.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

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.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Measurement of life should be rather proportioned to the intensity of experience than it's actual length.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

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.

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.