A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

Luck never mad a mad man wise

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

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.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.