Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

Prayrer changes things by changing people.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

Youdon't run twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

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...

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it