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.

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

If anenemy is annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.