Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

Think big, believe big and act big for gaining victory over your difficulties.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

Our distrust is very expensive.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

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

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.