Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

Aproblem is a chance for you to do your best.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

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

There ward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.