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

Outside noisy, inside empty.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay, falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Light is good in whatever lamp it may burn; even as a rose is beautiful in whatever garden it may bloom.