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

Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.

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

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.