Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Evil communication corrupt good manners.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

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.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of whichhe is convinced.