Who digs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

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.

I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

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

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

Inbusiness, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.