Allthings at first appear difficult.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

The comforter's head never aches.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.