No pillow is as soft as clear conscience.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

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.

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.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

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

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.