Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Everything has it's beauty, but not every one sees it.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Prayrer changes things by changing people.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

People who do not believe in miracles are not realist.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.