They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Kind wordscan be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

A state with defective laws will have defective morals.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.