Who digs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.

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

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

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.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.