Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

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.