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.

The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

Our errors are steps on the way.

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment