Why don'tyou want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is thatyou're in conflict with yourself.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

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

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.