A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.

Example is better than following it.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

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…

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holesare deep.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol