Men of thought seldom work well together, whereas between men of action there is usually an easy camaraderie.

Those who lack the capacity to achieve much in an atmosphere of freedom will clamor for power.

To change everything, simply change your attitude.

Excesses are essentially gestures. It is easy to be extremely cruel, magnanimous, humble or self-sacrificing when we see ourselves as actors in a performance.

Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership.

Children, savages and true believers remember far less what they have seen than what they have heard.

When we are in competition with ourselves, and match our todays against our yesterdays, we derive encouragement from past misfortunes and blemishes. Moreover, the competition with ourselves leaves unimpaired our benevolence toward our fellow men.