If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.

Don'tjudge a book by its cover.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

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

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?