Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

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

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

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

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.