The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

The property of power is to protect.

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

A half truth is a whole lie.

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

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...