I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

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…

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.