I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

You can not help men permanantly by doing for them what they could do for themselves

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

Prayrer changes things by changing people.

Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.

Genius is a long impatience.

He who is unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.