Ifanyone is not willing to accept your point of view, try to see his point of view.

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

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...

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.