Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

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...

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

Be yourself and speak your mind today, though it contradicts all you have said before.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.