The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

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...

He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

You canobserve a lot by just watching.