Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Happiness is a choice that requires affort at times.

Diseases are Tax on the pleasure.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Instead of focusing on big goals,focus on small goals.Small victories always lead to large ones.Swami Vivekanand..

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...

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

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