Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

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...

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.