To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Constant repetition carries conviction.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

Science has achieved more for the emancipation of masses than the wisdom of sages.

In lifeprepare for the hard and all you will encounter will be the required or easy.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

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.