Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

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.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

In all superstitions wise men follow fools.

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