Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

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.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.