The most successful man in the life is the man who has the best information.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

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.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

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