"Beware of him that is slow to anger for when it is long coming, it is the stronger when it comes, and the longer kept. Abused patience turns to fury."

"Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains."

"My mind's my kingdom."

"The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient."

"Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom."

"Some say that I should settle down, go slower and not push so hard, so quickly for such transformational change. To them, I say that you misunderstand the size of the problems we face, the strength of the status quo and the urgency of the people's desire for change."

"I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back."

"A dream nurtured by daily toil will inevitably outshine a wish born of idle hope. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."