Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

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

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

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

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

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...