Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Symanpathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

Outside noisy, inside empty.

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.