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...

A status symbol is an instrument you clash when you want someone to know you are there.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

If wemanage conflict constructively, we harness its energy for creativity and development.

What is well done is done soon enough.

When weblame, we give away our power.

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Tolerance that accepts merits as the most natural thing in World is the highest applause.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.