Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

You can not help men permanantly by doing for them what they could do for themselves

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.

If youcan make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believeyou.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everyting... they just make the most of everything that comes along their way...

You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.