Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Liberation is not deliverance.

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

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…