Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

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.

Aproblem is a chance for you to do your best.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Living is the art of getting used to what we did'nt expect.

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.