Modesty is the clothing of talent.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

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

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

Nothing do I regret more in my student life that thay my teachers were not my friends

It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.