Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

A bad workman never gets a good tool.

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

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...

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.

Myinterest is in the future because I'm going to be spending the rest of mylife there.

He who is unable to dance says the yard is stony.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.