Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

No matter how good the idea of the other fellow may be, there is always a better one !

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Everything has it's beauty, but not every one sees it.

Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.

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

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.