You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

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

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem