The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Thespirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.