People loan their trust, they don't give it.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

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

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

Talentalone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at theright time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are youready?'

Luck never mad a mad man wise

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.