Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

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…

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

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

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

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