I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Opportunists take now for an answer.

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

Evil communication corrupt good manners.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.