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.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

To exaggrerate is to weaken.

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

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

Since God made us to be originals, why stoop to be a copy?

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

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

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.