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...

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

In lifeprepare for the hard and all you will encounter will be the required or easy.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

Nevercut what you can untie.

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.