Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Thereverse side also has a reverse side.

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

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

If anenemy is annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

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

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

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.

Step after step the ladder is ascended