The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

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

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

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

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

If youcan make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believeyou.

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

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...