If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

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...

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Measurement of life should be rather proportioned to the intensity of experience than it's actual length.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.