Lookingfor fish? Don't climb a tree.

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

The weaknesses of many make leader possible.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

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

Silenceis the mother of truth.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

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...

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.