It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

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

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...

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.