Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Failingto plan is planning to fail.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.