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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Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.
Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.
To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.
I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.
Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.
It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.
It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.
Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.
Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.
Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.
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
Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.