The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

The property of power is to protect.

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

When your work speaks for itself,don't interrupt.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.