Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

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

Remember when feminisit movements were something men gathered on street corners to admire as the girls strolled by

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.