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…

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

Throughconflict we get to unity.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.