Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

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.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

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...

Youdon't run twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.