Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

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...

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

Don'tjudge a book by its cover.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.