It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

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

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

Well done is better than well said.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion