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.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.