There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

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.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

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

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.