He understands badly who listens badly.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Be your own judge and you will be happy.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

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.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.