The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

The greatest prayer is patience.

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...

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.