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

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

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.

A faithful friend is medicine of Life.