Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

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

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

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…

You don'thave to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth. Success hasmade failures of many men.

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.