Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

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

If anenemy is annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

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.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

The major cause of traffic accidents is that men put into their cars as much ego as petrol.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

Talentalone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at theright time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are youready?'

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.