It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Badplanning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.

Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.