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.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing: