The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

A room without books is a body without soul

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

Be your own judge and you will be happy.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

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...

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

It'sthe repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.