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

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

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.

True miracle are created by men when they use the courage and intelligence God has given him

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

So longas a man is angry he cannot be in the right.

A cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas, with assertions, with quotations, is really an uncreative mind.

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.