Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Thegreatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

Fortunatelypsychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itselfstill remains a very effective therapist.