Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

No strength within, no respect without.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

Personal responsibility is too fiscal accountability as lovemaking is to a gynaecological examination

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

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

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.