A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

The first duty of love is to listen.