The Heart Of A Statesman

The First Quality Of The Commander-in-chief Is A Cool Head To Receive A Correct Impression Of Things. He Should Not Allow Himself To Be Confused By Either Good Or Bad News.

Wherever Flowers Cannot Be Reared, There Man Cannot Live.

Laws Which Are Consistent In Theory Often Prove Chaotic In Practice.

Ability Is Nothing Without Opportunity.

Never Awake Me When You Have Good News To Announce, Because With Good News Nothing Presses; But When You Have Bad News, Arouse Me Immediately, For Then There Is Not An Instant To Be Lost.