Whoever does not know the truth is ignorant, but the one who knows the truth but denies is a criminal

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

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.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

The repetition in nature may not be a mere recurrence. It may e a theatrical "encore"

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.