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

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

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

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

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

Thespirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

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

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…