Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

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…

Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Thesubconscious part in us is called the subjective mind, because it does notdecide and command. It is subject rather than a ruler. Its nature is to dowhat it is told, or what really in your heart of hearts you desire.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.