To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

In Prayer it is better to have a Heart without Words than words without a Heart.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

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

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

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...