Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Beware of the chap who reminds you that you can't take it with you . he'll try to take it with him.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

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.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.