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...

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

Since God made us to be originals, why stoop to be a copy?

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.