The first duty of love is to listen.

No pillow is as soft as clear conscience.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

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