People loan their trust, they don't give it.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Youdon't run twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Renown and repose do not go together.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.