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

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

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,

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.