Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.

Miracles enables us to judge of doctrine and doctrine enable us to judge of miracles.

Everyoneis kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.