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...

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.

Whoever is winning the race will always seem to be invincible.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

Differentfields, different grasshoppers; different seas, different fish.

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.