Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

All thingsat first appear difficult.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and a blind can read.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.