Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

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.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

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

When you choose the lesses of two evils always remember there is still an evil.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Hear me,my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea