Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to knowhim better.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

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

No pillow is as soft as clear conscience.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

If you would know what nobody knows, read what everybody reads just after one year afterwards.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

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

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…