If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

To beprepared is half the victory.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

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...

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

There is no knowledge that is not power.