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

Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

Enthusiasm is faith set on fire.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Man show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

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.

Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.