There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

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.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

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...

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

Words should be scattered like seeds, no matter how small the seed may be, its it has one found favourable ground, it unfolds its strength.

You don'thave to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth. Success hasmade failures of many men.

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!