Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again

Neversay more than is necessary.

Thepeak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.

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.

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.