Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

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

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

True miracle are created by men when they use the courage and intelligence God has given him

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.