I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

Thesubconscious part in us is called the subjective mind, because it does notdecide and command. It is subject rather than a ruler. Its nature is to dowhat it is told, or what really in your heart of hearts you desire.

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

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...

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

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

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.