DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

No strength within, no respect without.

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

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

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

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.