A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

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

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

The great despisers are the greater reverers.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

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...