No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Nothing has happend to you unless you make much of it.

We make our friends, we make our enemies, but God makes our next-door neighbours.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

Man is born free, and everywhere is is in chains

Use softwords and hard arguments.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.