Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

In lifeprepare for the hard and all you will encounter will be the required or easy.

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.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

It'swhen you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Our errors are steps on the way.

One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

To beprepared is half the victory.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.