Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to