Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Our errors are steps on the way.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.