The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

Tofight fear, act. To increase fear wait, put off, postpone.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

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

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

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.

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

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

Humoris the affectionate communication of insight.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.