Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

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...

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

What we seek we shall find, what we flee from flee from us.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't leads anywhere.