You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

You can't unscramble an egg.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Non-cooperationis a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for theopposite views.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.