Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.

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…

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

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