If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Youdon't have to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth.Success has made failures of many men.

The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

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

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of whichhe is convinced.

What is well done is done soon enough.

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.