Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

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.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Thesubconscious part in us is called the subjective mind, because it does notdecide and command. It is subject rather than a ruler. Its nature is to dowhat it is told, or what really in your heart of hearts you desire.

If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

Thereverse side also has a reverse side.