Thesubconscious part in us is called the subjective mind, because it does notdecide and command. It is subject rather than a ruler. Its nature is to dowhat it is told, or what really in your heart of hearts you desire.

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.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

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

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.