Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

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.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

Aproblem is a chance for you to do your best.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.