What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

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

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

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...