Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

Liberation is not deliverance.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken