Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Inspiration is apt to come only while one is working, waited for, it usually keeps waiting.

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.