The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

The amount of effort put into a campaign by a worker expands in proportion to the personal benefits that he will derive from his party's victory.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Faith is continuation of reason.

A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possiblility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion