Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

Youdon't run twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

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...