Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Extremiststhink communication means agreeing with them.

Inbusiness, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

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

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.