Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

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

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Whenour knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by theillusions of our senses.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.