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

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

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.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

Inspiration comes of working every day.

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Every man has the right to feel that "Because of me was the world created".

Constant repetition carries conviction.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.