Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

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

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.