A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves.

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…

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.