Words have a magical power. They can either bring the greatest happiness or the deepest despair.

When someone abuses me I can defend myself, but against praise I am defenceless.

Whoever loves becomes humble. Those who love have, so to speak, pawned a part of their narcissism.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Men are more moral than they think and far more immoral than they can imagine.

My boy! Smoking is one of the greatest and cheapest enjoyments in life, and if you decide in advance not to smoke, i can only feel sorry for you.

The madman is a dreamer awake

A man who has been the indisputable favorite of his mother keeps for life the feeling of a conqueror.

Knowledge is the intellectual manipulation of carefully verified observations.

The paranoid is never entirely mistaken.

Where does a thought go when it's forgotten?

When inspiration does not come to me, I go halfway to meet it.

Where they love they do not desire and where they desire they do not love.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

A woman should soften but not weaken a man.

Remember the greatest motivator is belief. We have to inculcate in ourselves the belief that we are responsible for our actions and behavior. When people accept responsibility, everything improves: quality, productivity, relationships and teamwork.

Our thoughts are causes. You sow a thought, you reap an action. You sow an action, you reap a habit. You sow a habit, you reap a character. You sow a character, you reap a destiny. It all starts with a thought.

Some people consider themselves a shade better because they do not support the wrong; however, they lack the conviction to oppose. They do not realize that by not opposing they are actually supporting.

Realisation’ means it is an experience. Outside forces cannot make me feel successful. I have to feel it within myself. It is internal not external. That is why what often appears success externally may be total hollowness internally.