Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

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

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.