It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

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 laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Tofight fear, act. To increase fear wait, put off, postpone.