You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

My Strength is made perfect in weakness

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

It isthrough cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes willbe derived.

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Manyspeak much who cannot speak well.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

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.

Thepeak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.