When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!

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.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

Themost important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how toget along with people.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.