Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

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

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

In lifeprepare for the hard and all you will encounter will be the required or easy.

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

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

It's notthe will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.

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