I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

Bytrying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.

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.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.