When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

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

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

Everything has it's beauty, but not every one sees 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...

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.