Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

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...

When work is pleasure, life is joy.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.