One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Our errors are steps on the way.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

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.

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.