Never destroy without thought your enemy's pretences; they are usually your best weapon against him.
Mary RenaultPower is the test. Some, once they have it, are content to buy the show of liking, and punish those who withhold it; then you have a despot. But some keep a true eye for how they seem to others, and care about it, which holds them back from much mischief.
Mary RenaultA man is at his youngest when he thinks he is a man, not yet realizing that his actions must show it.
Mary Renault