If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

I have to die. If it is now, well then I die now; if later, then now I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived - and dying I will tend to later.

From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do -- now.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you would have mentioned these as well

No guest rooms.” I shake my head resolutely. “I want to be in a room room. A lived-in room.

Leadership is about we, not me.

If anyone tells me I'm fat, I say, - That's because every time I make love to your wife, she gives me a biscuit

Ninety-nine point nine percent of all employees are in the pile because they don't think.

I never thought of that before! It's my opinion that you never think at all.

That's the unfortunate thing about death. It's so terribly final.

In the United States, the political system is a very marginal affair. There are two parties, so-called, but they're really factions of the same party, the Business Party.

I do not believe that the majority of men in the world would like to hurt women, but they can be very complacent, and that is just as bad.

She smells better," Claire said. "And she made me cookies.