The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

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...

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.