Necessitynever made a good bargain.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

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

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

Don'tjudge a book by its cover.

Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge

I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.