Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

Unresolved:A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.