The hope of any nation lies in the personal qualities of its individual members.

a diplomat ... is not worthy of the name unless he can say 'no' and make the other person like it - or at least not be offended by it.

Probably one of the reasons why gushing is so unattractive is that it leaves nothing for the listener to do.

People will invite you and seek you constantly if you learn how to give them the extreme pleasure of being clever. People adore the one who encourages them to display their conversational wares and admires the display.

So few people can think and talk at the same time.

You can never be free from limitation until you are willing to recognize that you and you alone are responsible for what you are. After you have passed infancy you are not a victim of anything but your own thinking.

Charm lies in complete forgetfulness of self.