Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

Imaginationis the eye of your soul.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

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...

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.