Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

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…

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

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

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.