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

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

In Prayer it is better to have a Heart without Words than words without a Heart.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.