Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

Believing that soom good can be derived from every event is a better preposition than that everything happens for the best, which is assuredly does not.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

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

Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

Well done is better than well said.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom