He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

Liberation is not deliverance.

Inbusiness, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

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…

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

Differentfields, different grasshoppers; different seas, different fish.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

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

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.