As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

It is throughcooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes will bederived.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

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

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