Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

Nature gave women too much power; the law gives them too little.

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

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