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…

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

Golf is an expensive way of playing marbles.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.