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

Example is better than following 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...

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

Weagree completely on everything, including the fact we don't see eye to eye.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

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.

Cheat me in the price but not in the goods i purchase.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.