Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Those who trust us educate us.

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.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.