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...

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

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

Dig a well before you are thirsty.

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history