Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

He understands badly who listens badly.

No strength within, no respect without.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

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…

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

Ho puri dil ki har khwaish teri, Ho khushiyon bhara jahaan tera, Agar tu maange aasmaan ka ek taara, To khuda de-de tumko aasmaan saara.