The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

He whoangers you, conquers you.

A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

Lookingfor fish? Don't climb a tree.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

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 prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

Superioty and inferiority are individual, not racial or national.

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Suspicion begets suspicion.