A quiettongue shows a wise head.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.