When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

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

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.