To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

We areall faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised asimpossible situations.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

To beprepared is half the victory.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

Afanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change.