Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge

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…

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Conflictleads to less-than-adequate performance, resentments, and lack of motivation.

Miracles enables us to judge of doctrine and doctrine enable us to judge of miracles.

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.