Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Better hazard than always be in fear.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

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

Nevercut what you can untie.

A man without imagination is like a bird without wings.

If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

Every advantage has its tax

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.