You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

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

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…

Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Bytrying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs that freedom never endangered.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.