I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Personal responsibility is too fiscal accountability as lovemaking is to a gynaecological examination

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

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

All thingsat first appear difficult.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

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.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

Non-cooperationis a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for theopposite views.

God made time, but man made haste.