A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes

Differentfields, different grasshoppers; different seas, different fish.

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

My Strength is made perfect in weakness

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

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

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

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.