Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.

You can not help men permanantly by doing for them what they could do for themselves

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.