People whoare too

People whoare too
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...
  

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A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.
I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.
Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall 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.
Patience is the art of hoping.
The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.
Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.
How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.
Adversity introduces a man to himself.
Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.
Everyoneis kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.
Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.
The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.