To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

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

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Renown and repose do not go together.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history