Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

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

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.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

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

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

In all superstitions wise men follow fools.

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.