Itisn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

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...

Failingto plan is planning to fail.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

We arethe prisoners of ideas.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.