Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Manyspeak much who cannot speak well.

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.

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?