Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

A Habit is a shirt made of iron.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

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.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

There is no comparison between that which is last by not succeding and that what is last by not trying.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.