Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Pain is the outcome of sin.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends forwhich we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We haveguided missiles and misguided men.

Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.