Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and a blind can read.

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.