Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Luck never mad a mad man wise

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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

Changemeans movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

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