Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

A man without imagination is like a bird without wings.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

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.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

Work without faith is like at attempt to reach a bottom-less pit.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.