Renown and repose do not go together.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

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 man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

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

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

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.