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...

Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

When weblame, we give away our power.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

A room without books is a body without soul

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.