Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

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...

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

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

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

I’mwilling for any solution religious, political. I’m not going to keepoffering to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.