The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.

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.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

Money is what things run into and people run out of

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

Don'tconsider your reputation and you may do anything you like.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.