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...

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable

You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.