A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

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.

Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.

It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

When your work speaks for itself,don't interrupt.