A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

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.

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

The World is but, a school of inquiry.

Youdon't run twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.