Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.