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.

Neversay more than is necessary.

Cheat me in the price but not in the goods i purchase.

A hero is no braver than anyone else; he is only brave minutes longer

A language is like living skin itself.

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.