To be preparedis half the victory.

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...

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.