A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

Whoever is winning the race will always seem to be invincible.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience

When youhave to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.

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.

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

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

Neversay more than is necessary.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.