Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

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...

Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

A danger forseen is half avoided.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

No matter how good the idea of the other fellow may be, there is always a better one !