I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

When you choose the lesses of two evils always remember there is still an evil.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

COURAGE IS THE FLEEING FORWARD.

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest