Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Lookingfor fish? Don't climb a tree.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of whichhe is convinced.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

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.

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

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...

Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.