Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

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

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.