Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

In all superstitions wise men follow fools.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Genius is a long impatience.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.