Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Evil alone has oil for every wheel

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

No pillow is as soft as clear conscience.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.