Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

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.

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

A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

He whoangers you, conquers you.

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.