It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

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.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

They mayforget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others