Power tends to

Power tends to
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
  

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Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.
Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.
A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.
Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.
Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.
One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.
In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.
Nostrength within, no respect without.
Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.
It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.