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.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

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

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

To exaggrerate is to weaken.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.