No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Be your own judge and you will be happy.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

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...

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.

If youcan make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believeyou.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

There is no comparison between that which is last by not succeding and that what is last by not trying.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.