Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

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…

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

Skill inthe art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He can accomplishnothing unless he can communicate effectively.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.