Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Past time is only eviil at a distance.

There is a foolish corner in the brain of wisest man.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

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 hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.