The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everyting... they just make the most of everything that comes along their way...

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

Patience is the art of hoping.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.

Accomplishmentof purpose is better than making a profit.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Pain is the outcome of sin.

If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.

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

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.