Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

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

It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.