The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

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...

Power tires only those who do not have it.

There is no comparison between that which is last by not succeding and that what is last by not trying.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.