Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

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

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

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

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

Extremiststhink communication means agreeing with them.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.