Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

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...

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Mistakes are to Life what shadows are to Light.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.