The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

Bring ideas in and treat them royally,for one of them may be the king.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

A language is like living skin itself.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,