To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.

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.