Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

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...

Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.

Whoever does not know the truth is ignorant, but the one who knows the truth but denies is a criminal

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

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