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...

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

Nevercut what you can untie.

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

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.