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

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

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.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.
One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

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

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.