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.

Youdon't have to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth.Success has made failures of many men.

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.