Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Like aball batted back and forth, a human being is batted by two forces within.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

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.

If you don't know where you're going, you'll end upsomewhere else.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

The weaknesses of many make leader possible.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.