The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

The property of power is to protect.

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...

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

Man is born free, and everywhere is is in chains

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.