It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed thanto be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.

Necessity truns lion into fox.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

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...

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not hethat you wrong but yourself.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.