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.

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

What is required is sight and insight, then you might add one more excite.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.

Step after step the ladder is ascended

You canobserve a lot by just watching.

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.