You can't change people, but you can channel them your way.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

In lifeprepare for the hard and all you will encounter will be the required or easy.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

When a man meets his mates society begins.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.