I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

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...

A faithful friend is medicine of Life.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

Many a gem of wisdom have gone unsaid, because someone lacked ability to express it.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.