Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holesare deep.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

Themost important trip you may take in life is meeting people half way.

Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.