Habit: the shackles of the free

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.

Many a gem of wisdom have gone unsaid, because someone lacked ability to express it.

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...

Genius is a long impatience.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Patience is the art of hoping.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.