Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.

To believein something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

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

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

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