Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.

Man is born free, and everywhere is is in chains

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

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

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