It's notthe will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

As long as there is life there is danger.

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

If you would know what nobody knows, read what everybody reads just after one year afterwards.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.