Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

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...

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.

Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.