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

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

Every man has the right to feel that "Because of me was the world created".

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

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.