He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

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...

You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.