The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

If youare 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.

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

So longas a man is angry he cannot be in the right.

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.