A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Thereverse side also has a reverse side.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

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...

Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.