He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

Badplanning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.

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.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

He who is unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.