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

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing:

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

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

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.