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.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

Health and Cheerfulness mutually begets each other.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

A good listeneris not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Beware of the chap who reminds you that you can't take it with you . he'll try to take it with him.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.