Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

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...

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everyting... they just make the most of everything that comes along their way...

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Sometimeswe have the dream but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have togrow to meet it.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.