Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

Thereare two sides to every question.

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

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

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

A half truth is a whole lie.

Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.