When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

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.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

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

Only few men think, but all have opinions.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

Sometimeswe have the dream but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have togrow to meet it.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed thanto be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.