No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

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...

Step after step the ladder is ascended

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

You can't change people, but you can channel them your way.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.