Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

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…

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Some People strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour