Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Alexander's last wrds: Bury my body, dont build any monument. Kip my hand outside,so dat d wrld knws,who won th wrld had noting in hand wen dyin.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

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

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.