Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

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…

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

If youcan make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believeyou.

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

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

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

People who do not believe in miracles are not realist.