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.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

The first duty of love is to listen.

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

Some People strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.