One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

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

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

Why don'tyou want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is thatyou're in conflict with yourself.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

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

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.