Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

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

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to