Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

A cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas, with assertions, with quotations, is really an uncreative mind.

Think big, believe big and act big for gaining victory over your difficulties.

Failingto plan is planning to fail.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

Humoris the affectionate communication of insight.