There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

No one is rich enough to do without neighbour.

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

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.

Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends forwhich we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We haveguided missiles and misguided men.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.