To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

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

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

The comforter's head never aches.