Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

Man show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

Have adialogue between the two opposing parts and you will find that they alwaysstart out fighting each other until we come to an appreciation of difference... a oneness and integration of the two opposingforces. Then the civil war is finished, and your e

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.