A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

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.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.