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…

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

The comforter's head never aches.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.