The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

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...

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

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.

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.