Where love rules, there is no will to power; and wherepower predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of theother.

If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

When the eyes says one thing, and the tounge another, a practised man relise on the language of first.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to