Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

True youth is a quality which is acquired only with age.

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

The World is but, a school of inquiry.

In all superstitions wise men follow fools.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

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

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

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

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.