When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Power tires only those who do not have it.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

Some People strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.