Manyspeak much who cannot speak well.

There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

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

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

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...

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.