Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Evil communication corrupt good manners.

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

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.

Man is born free, and everywhere is is in chains

Aproblem is a chance for you to do your best.

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