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 more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

When weblame, we give away our power.

Between friends there is no need of Justice.

The World is but, a school of inquiry.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Be your own judge and you will be happy.