A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

The property of power is to protect.

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

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

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.