No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

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

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

Themost important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how toget along with people.