Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

To teach isto learn twice.

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.

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

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Evil alone has oil for every wheel

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.