Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

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

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs that freedom never endangered.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

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.

You don'thave to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth. Success hasmade failures of many men.

People say law but they mean wealth.

True youth is a quality which is acquired only with age.

I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.