Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Nothing is a permanent except change.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

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...

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.