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

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay, falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

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.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.