Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

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

Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

Every advantage has its tax

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

An individual without information can't takeresponsibility. An individual with information can't help but takeresponsibility.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.