Failingto plan is planning to fail.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

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.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

God has created the world in play.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.