Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

To beprepared is half the victory.

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

Voilence is a Just when kindness is vain

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Accomplishmentof purpose is better than making a profit.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,