Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

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...

EDUCATION BEGINS WITH LIFE.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.