Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

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

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.