Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

To beprepared is half the victory.

When weblame, we give away our power.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

The great despisers are the greater reverers.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.