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...

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

To exaggrerate is to weaken.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.