The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

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.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.