All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Lookingfor fish? Don't climb a tree.

Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.