Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

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…

Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

The property of power is to protect.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

When a man meets his mates society begins.

Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than less to lerated.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.