Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Personal appearance is looking the best you can for the money.

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.