A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

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...

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.