Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

A language is like living skin itself.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

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

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.