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...

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

To beprepared is half the victory.