Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

If youcan make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believeyou.

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.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.