A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

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…

Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.