The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

Conflictleads to less-than-adequate performance, resentments, and lack of motivation.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

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…

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.