All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour

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...

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.