Whodigs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

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.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

Don'tconsider your reputation and you may do anything you like.

Evena sheet of paper has two sides.