I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

When youhave to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

Nature gave women too much power; the law gives them too little.

Better hazard than always be in fear.