Necessitynever made a good bargain.

No one is rich enough to do without neighbour.

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.

What wesee depends mainly on what we look for.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

Fortunatelypsychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itselfstill remains a very effective therapist.

Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.