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

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of whichhe is convinced.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

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

Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion