To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

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

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

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

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.