Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

Nevercut what you can untie.

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...

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.