Step after step the ladder is ascended

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Any man's death diminishes me, because i am involved in mankind; and, therefore, never tend to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

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

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.