The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…