If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Evil alone has oil for every wheel

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

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.

Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.