Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

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...

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

They mayforget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

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