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

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

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.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

Thewill to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.
Beforeyou build a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.