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

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

The present is never a happy state to any being

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

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

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.