Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.

Man wonders over the restless Sea........ the flowing waters...... the sight of the sky....... and forgets that as all wonders, man him self is the mast wonderful.

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.

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

Nogarden is without its weeds.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

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

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.