Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

A room without books is a body without soul

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

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

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

Don't let life discourage your, everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

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…