Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

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

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

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

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.