The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Don't throwout the baby with the bath water.

The present is never a happy state to any being

If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…