Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

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...

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.

In Prayer it is better to have a Heart without Words than words without a Heart.

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

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.