To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.