Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

Be your own judge and you will be happy.

The great despisers are the greater reverers.

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

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?'

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.