If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

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.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.

Don'tjudge a book by its cover.

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on 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

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.