A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

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 bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.