The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.