The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

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…

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

It is a good reader that makes a good book.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Honesty and Wisdom are such a delightful pastime, at another person's expense !

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Use softwords and hard arguments.