Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest

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...

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.