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...

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

Better hazard than always be in fear.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

What wesee depends mainly on what we look for.

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.