The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

Neversay more than is necessary.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

The amount of effort put into a campaign by a worker expands in proportion to the personal benefits that he will derive from his party's victory.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Quarrelsend, but words once spoken never die.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.