The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

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

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.