Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

The first duty of love is to listen.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay, falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

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.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.