The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.