A danger forseen is half avoided.

There is no comparison between that which is last by not succeding and that what is last by not trying.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

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...

If you would know what nobody knows, read what everybody reads just after one year afterwards.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.