Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

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

Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.