Malice drinketh its own poison.

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...

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

We make our friends, we make our enemies, but God makes our next-door neighbours.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

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

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.