When a man thinks he is reading the character of another, he is often unconsciously betraying his own.

We are odd compounds full of explosive material to which circumstances may at any time apply a spark, with results undreamed of even by those who thought they knew us best.

Most people like praise . . . When it is really deserved, most people expand under it into richer and better selves.

When a man thinks he is reading the character of another, he is often unconsciously betraying his own.

When a man thinks he is reading the character of another, he is often unconsciously betraying his own; and this is especially the case with those persons whose knowledge of the world is of such sort that it results in extreme distrust of men.

If you go in for argument take care of your temper. Your logic if you have any will take care of itself.

The secret of all power is - save your force. If you want high pressure you must choke off waste.