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.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

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

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.