If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

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

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

Within-groupconflict is always personal and emotional even if it begins with impersonalissues.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

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