Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Luck never mad a mad man wise

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.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

Evena sheet of paper has two sides.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.