In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

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

Discord gives a relish to concord.

Unresolved:A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

What is well done is done soon enough.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

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.