Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.

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

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everyting... they just make the most of everything that comes along their way...

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour

Dig a well before you are thirsty.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.