Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

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...

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

To err is human; to forgive is divine pathway

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

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

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

To be preparedis half the victory.

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.