The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Most people suspended their judgement till somebody else has expressed his own and then they respect it.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

Peopleshould talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speechaltogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to sayvisually.

COURAGE IS THE FLEEING FORWARD.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou