You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

God made time, but man made haste.

Who can say more than rich praise, that you alone are you?

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.