Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

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 laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Manyspeak much who cannot speak well.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad.