You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

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

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him