Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

Youdon't run twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

Living is the art of getting used to what we did'nt expect.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.