Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

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

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

To exaggrerate is to weaken.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

No strength within, no respect without.

Failingto plan is planning to fail.