We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

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

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

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

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

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.