Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

Voilence is a Just when kindness is vain

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

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

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Well done is better than well said.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.