Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

We areall faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised asimpossible situations.

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

Honesty and Wisdom are such a delightful pastime, at another person's expense !

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

Genius is a long impatience.

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

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...

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.