A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

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...

When you are feeling stressed and about to breakdown, just remember: STRESSED is just DESSERTS spelled backwards.. it's a piece of cake!

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

Nature gave women too much power; the law gives them too little.

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

A quiettongue shows a wise head.

Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.