Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

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

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

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.

You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Differentfields, different grasshoppers; different seas, different fish.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.