Our patience will achieve more than our force.

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…

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Thepeak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.