Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

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…

To teach isto learn twice.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.