To rule is not

To rule is not
To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.
  

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Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.
Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.
To be preparedis half the victory.
Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.
Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.
You canobserve a lot by just watching.
No one is free who does not Lord over himself.
Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom
Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.
If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.
The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.
If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?