A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

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

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.