The measure of a man is what he does with power.

The Natural flights of Human mind are not from Pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Man wonders over the restless Sea........ the flowing waters...... the sight of the sky....... and forgets that as all wonders, man him self is the mast wonderful.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.