Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

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.

Be yourself and speak your mind today, though it contradicts all you have said before.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.