Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

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

Better hazard than always be in fear.

If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .