I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

Thewill to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.
Beforeyou build a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

Throughconflict we get to unity.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holesare deep.

What we seek we shall find, what we flee from flee from us.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.