Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

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...

Don'tjudge a book by its cover.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

Thereverse side also has a reverse side.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.