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…

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

To teach isto learn twice.

In lifeprepare for the hard and all you will encounter will be the required or easy.

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.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

The hardeststep is over the threshold.