Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

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...

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

Faith is continuation of reason.

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

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.