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...

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

We make our friends, we make our enemies, but God makes our next-door neighbours.

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.