Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

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...

Be yourself and speak your mind today, though it contradicts all you have said before.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and wherepower predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of theother.

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.