The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

The property of power is to protect.

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

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

Only the educated are free.