Instinct is the nose of the mind.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

A good listeneris not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

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...

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,