A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.

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

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

Youdon't run twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

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...

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.