Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

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.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

Nevercut what you can untie.

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

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

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

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.