Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

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

Stability is not immobility

Allthings at first appear difficult.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

It is a good reader that makes a good book.

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

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.