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

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

No strength within, no respect without.

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...

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.