It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Nothing do I regret more in my student life that thay my teachers were not my friends

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

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

To be preparedis half the victory.

A person who talks about his Inferiors han't any.

A room without books is a body without soul

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...

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.