Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbledover and being kicked.

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

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.

A faithful friend is medicine of Life.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Non-cooperationis a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for theopposite views.

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.