 The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life. |
| Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know. |
| The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force. |
| People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel. |
| The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it. |
| We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence. |
| Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel. |
| Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by. |
| If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain. |
| If you value a man's regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper - and despise it. |
| Business is a combination of war and sport. |
