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.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.

Renown and repose do not go together.

The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everyting... they just make the most of everything that comes along their way...

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.