Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.

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...

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.

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

No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.