The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

Only few men think, but all have opinions.

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

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

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.