Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

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

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

The repetition in nature may not be a mere recurrence. It may e a theatrical "encore"