How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

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

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.