A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

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…

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

A quiettongue shows a wise head.

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and wherepower predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of theother.

A good conscience is the best divinity.