Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

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.

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

Instead of focusing on big goals,focus on small goals.Small victories always lead to large ones.Swami Vivekanand..

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.