Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Example is better than following it.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

Some People strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.