Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

Skillin the art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He canaccomplish nothing unless he can communicate effectively.

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

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