Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent
Do not leave your reputation to chance or gossip; it is your life's artwork, and you must craft it, hone it, and display it with the care of an artist.
Many a serious thinker has been produced in prisons, where we have nothing to do but think.
There is nothing more intoxicating than victory, and nothing more dangerous.
...But the human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage, and if it is not tamed, it will tun wild and cause you grief.
Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies.
Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter
Never waste valuable time, or mental peace of mind, on the affairs of others—that is too high a price to pay.
For the future, the motto is, "No days unalert.
When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are.
Despise The Free Lunch
Sweet are the thoughts that savour of content, The quiet mind is richer than a crown...
A Prince asked the dying spanish statesman, "Does your Excellency forgive all your enemies?" "I do not have to forgive all my enemies," answered the stateman, "I have had them all shot.
People are more complicated than the masks they wear in society.
Be Royal in your Own Fashion: Act like a King to be treated
12--Lose Battles, But Win The War: Grand Strategy Grand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead. Focus on your ultimate goal and plot to reach it.
The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.
No one is really going to help you or give you direction. In fact, the odds are against you.
Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself.
Person who cannot control his words shows that he cannot control himself, and is unworthy of respect.
The time that leads to mastery is dependent on the intensity of our focus.
Nothing is stable in the realm of power, and even closest of friends can be transformed into the worst of enemies.
The human tongue is a beast that few can master.
The key to power, then, is the ability to judge who is best able to further your interests in all situations. Keep friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent.
Friendship and love blind every man to their interests.
Do not fight them. Instead think of them the way you think of children, or pets, not important enough to affect your mental balance
Your fears are a kind of prison that confines you within a limited range of action. The less you fear, the more power you will have and the more fully you will live.
The passive ironic attitude is not cool or romantic, but pathetic and destructive.
An emotional response to a situation is the single greatest barrier to power, a mistake that will cost you a lot more than any temporary satisfaction you might gain by expressing your feelings.
All masters want to appear more brilliant than other people.
