The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

The comforter's head never aches.

The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

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

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.