The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

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.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

An individual without information can't takeresponsibility. An individual with information can't help but takeresponsibility.

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.