Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

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.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

There ward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

The property of power is to protect.

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.