He who gainsa

He who gainsa
He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.
  

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Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.
Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.
Real swaraj will come not by the acquisition of authority by a few but by the acquisition of capacity by all to resist authority when it is abused
As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.
True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable
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.
Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.
It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.
In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.
The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.
Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.
Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.