Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

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.

Youdon't have to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth.Success has made failures of many men.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

A danger forseen is half avoided.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.