Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

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.

You must remember that all work is simply to bring out the power of the mind which is already there to wake up the soul.

Neversay more than is necessary.