It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

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...

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.