Modesty is the clothing of talent.

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

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...

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

Informationis a negotiator's greatest weapon.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

Renown and repose do not go together.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

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