Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

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…

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

A woman has reached reaal women's-lib status when she is the one who forgers the wedding Aniversary