Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

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

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

When u were born, u were crying and everyone round u was smiling.. Live ur life so that when u die, u're the one who is smiling and everyone round u is crying..

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.