One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

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

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

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

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

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…