Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

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

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

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

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.