Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

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.

Thegreatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

You can not help men permanantly by doing for them what they could do for themselves

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

No onewould talk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.