Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

You can't unscramble an egg.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

A good listeneris not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

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...

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.