The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

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.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

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

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...

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

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.