Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

They know enough who know how to learn.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Discord gives a relish to concord.

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.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

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