Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

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...

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.