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...

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

We donot have to agree; we do need to understand.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

A Habit is a shirt made of iron.

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Whoever does not know the truth is ignorant, but the one who knows the truth but denies is a criminal

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.