If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

You must remember that all work is simply to bring out the power of the mind which is already there to wake up the soul.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

Those who trust us educate us.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

The property of power is to protect.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.

The talker will lead the dog to the meat market.