Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

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...

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

The greatest prayer is patience.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.