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.

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.

Every man has the right to feel that "Because of me was the world created".

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.