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

He who hurriescannot walk with dignity.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

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...

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.

It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

A state with defective laws will have defective morals.