Little things console us because little things afflict us.

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Enthusiasm is faith set on fire.

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...

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

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.