Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

If you would know what nobody knows, read what everybody reads just after one year afterwards.

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...

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes