Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

Money is what things run into and people run out of

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted into energy,even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that can movethe world.

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .