The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

Ability is poor men's wealth

Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Nostrength within, no respect without.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

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