Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

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...

Genius is a long impatience.

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

What is well done is done soon enough.

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical