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

The property of power is to protect.

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.

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 man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.