The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

No one is rich enough to do without neighbour.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.