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 book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

The first duty of love is to listen.

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

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.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.

They know enough who know how to learn.