The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Themost important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how toget along with people.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.