The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

Bytrying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...