I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

A Habit is a shirt made of iron.

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

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

Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Fools rush in where fools have been before.

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.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

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…