Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.

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

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.

Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.

If youcan make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believeyou.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

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…

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.