When work is pleasure, life is joy.

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...

Allthings at first appear difficult.

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

People who fight with fire usually end up with ashes.

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

Nevercut what you can untie.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.