Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

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

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Failingto plan is planning to fail.

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.