Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Don't be took quick to belive anything you read.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

Nevercut what you can untie.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

Past time is only eviil at a distance.