The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Thework will teach you how to do it.

Enthusiasm is faith set on fire.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.