The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

I willprepare and some day my chance will come.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

Superioty and inferiority are individual, not racial or national.

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

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...

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

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

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.