Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.