Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

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...

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

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