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

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

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

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

God made time, but man made haste.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.