A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughtd other man by reason of respect or natural love.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

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

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.

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 great harmony.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

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