Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

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...

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.