I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

Unresolved:A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.

Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.

.Oneshould count each day a separate life.

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.