It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

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

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid