Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

Diseases are Tax on the pleasure.

The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

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...

The present is never a happy state to any being

Takecare, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you willforever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make adifference, if you choose to do so.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

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

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.