Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

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...

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

Every man has the right to feel that "Because of me was the world created".

It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.