Nothing is a permanent except change.

If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

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.

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

He understands badly who listens badly.

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

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

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.