To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

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.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.