Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.