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.

We donot have to agree; we do need to understand.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

Action may not always bring Happiness, but there is no happiness without Action.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

In lifeprepare for the hard and all you will encounter will be the required or easy.