To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

What is well done is done soon enough.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

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

Diseases are Tax on the pleasure.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.