The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends forwhich we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We haveguided missiles and misguided men.

Do notfind fault, find a remedy.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.