In art, as in love, instinct is enogh.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Aproblem is a chance for you to do your best.

He understands badly who listens badly.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

There is a foolish corner in the brain of wisest man.

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

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.