A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

When weblame, we give away our power.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

Ability is poor men's wealth

War does not determine who is right - only who is left

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.