You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

A danger forseen is half avoided.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

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

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.