The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

There is no passion in life as intense as the desire to change someone else's draft.

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.

Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.

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

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…