Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

The present is never a happy state to any being

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

Power comes from sincere service

Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.