Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

The property of power is to protect.

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...

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.