One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

Inspiration is apt to come only while one is working, waited for, it usually keeps waiting.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

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...

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Don't be took quick to belive anything you read.