Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

Tofight fear, act. To increase fear wait, put off, postpone.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Liberation is not deliverance.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

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

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.