Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

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

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.