Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

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...

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

The worst form of injustice is pretended justice.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.

Who can say more than rich praise, that you alone are you?

A danger forseen is half avoided.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

Mistakes are to Life what shadows are to Light.