To know exactly how much mischief may be ventured upon with impunity is knowledge sufficient for a little great man.

To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail our pride supports us; when we succeed, it betrays us.

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: The pains of power are real its ple…

To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had rather meet their bitterest enemy in the field, than their own hearts in their closet.