Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

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…

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

The darkest hour has only 60 minutes

Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.