Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

They know enough who know how to learn.

To believein something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.