Many a gem of wisdom have gone unsaid, because someone lacked ability to express it.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

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...

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.