There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

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.

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.