The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Experience keeps a dear school, but tools will learn in no other.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

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Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.