The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

A bad workman never gets a good tool.