Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.