Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Silenceis the mother of truth.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.