Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

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.

What is required is sight and insight, then you might add one more excite.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

Enthusiasm is faith set on fire.

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

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

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.