Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

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.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

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

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

Nogarden is without its weeds.

A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

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

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.