Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

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...

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.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Youdon't run twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.