The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

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.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

The weaknesses of many make leader possible.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.