If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

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

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

Changemeans movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

A good listeneris not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

Past time is only eviil at a distance.