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

Step after step the ladder is ascended

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

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.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

There ward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Believing that soom good can be derived from every event is a better preposition than that everything happens for the best, which is assuredly does not.