The art of life

The art of life
The art of life is the avoiding of pain.
  

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Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.
We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.
I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.
It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.
Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.
The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.
A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.
Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.
Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.
Humoris the affectionate communication of insight.
Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.