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…

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Tolerance that accepts merits as the most natural thing in World is the highest applause.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

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

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

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

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.