Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

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