A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

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

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.