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

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.

Have adialogue between the two opposing parts and you will find that they alwaysstart out fighting each other until we come to an appreciation of difference... a oneness and integration of the two opposingforces. Then the civil war is finished, and your e

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

Thewill to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.
Beforeyou build a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

Liberation is not deliverance.