DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

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.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

Man is born free, and everywhere is is in chains

Itisn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.