Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

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.

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

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

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.