Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

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.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Fools rush in where fools have been before.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

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

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

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.