You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

There is no comparison between that which is last by not succeding and that what is last by not trying.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

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...

If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

The Shortest distance between two jokes makess a perfect speech.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.