If youcan make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believeyou.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends forwhich we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We haveguided missiles and misguided men.

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

To be preparedis half the victory.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

To teach isto learn twice.

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges