Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

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…

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

Weagree completely on everything, including the fact we don't see eye to eye.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.