Treatpeople as if they were, what they ought to be andyou help them become what they are capable of being.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

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

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

To beprepared is half the victory.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.