Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…