Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

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...

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.

Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

The greatest prayer is patience.