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

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

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

First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and wherepower predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of theother.

You can't unscramble an egg.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.