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

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

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay, falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.