Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.

Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

To beprepared is half the victory.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

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.

Afanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.