The weaknesses of many make leader possible.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

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

Pleasant words are the food of love.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

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