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...

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing:

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

The more you seat in peace, the less you bleed in war

Most people suspended their judgement till somebody else has expressed his own and then they respect it.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.