Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

Fools rush in where fools have been before.

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Skill inthe art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He can accomplishnothing unless he can communicate effectively.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

A bad workman never gets a good tool.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.