Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

True miracle are created by men when they use the courage and intelligence God has given him

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

When your work speaks for itself,don't interrupt.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

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 Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.