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 be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

Personal responsibility is too fiscal accountability as lovemaking is to a gynaecological examination

The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.