Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

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.

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

When your work speaks for itself,don't interrupt.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.