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

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

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

If you would know what nobody knows, read what everybody reads just after one year afterwards.

You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.

People say law but they mean wealth.

If anenemy is annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and wherepower predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of theother.