The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

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…

Hear me,my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Nevercut what you can untie.

The amount of effort put into a campaign by a worker expands in proportion to the personal benefits that he will derive from his party's victory.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

No strength within, no respect without.

Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.