Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

A room without books is a body without soul

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.