To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

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.

I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.