Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

Believing that soom good can be derived from every event is a better preposition than that everything happens for the best, which is assuredly does not.

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...

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

No one is rich enough to do without neighbour.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.