Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

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.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

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

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

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...

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.