Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

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...

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

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

Changemeans movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Tolerance that accepts merits as the most natural thing in World is the highest applause.

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