Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.

Whodigs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.