A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

God made time, but man made haste.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Badplanning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

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

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.