Fools rush in where fools have been before.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

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...

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.