A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

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…

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.