The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

No pillow is as soft as clear conscience.

Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.

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 fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

Well done is better than well said.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

Oppositesattract and then can't stand each other.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.