Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Well done is better than well said.

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

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

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou